I grew up in India and studied at Woodstock School, an American high school in the Himalayas. I hold a B.A. from Mt. Holyoke College and a Master’s in International Economics from the University of South Carolina. For more than 25 years I served as a SVP at Wells Fargo Bank. My work focused on corporate lending and later program management streamlining business operations. I then pivoted to becoming the Executive Director of Dream Catchers in 2019, a non-profit serving low income students in Palo Alto, California. Prior to that, I volunteered there and joined the Dream Catchers Board in 2018. I am currently an independent college counselor – work I have been doing professionally since 2019.
I joined St. Marks in 1999. I was looking for a welcoming and inclusive spiritual community where my children could get involved in a variety of ways. They formed good friendships and we all feel like we are very much a part of the St. Marks community. It has been wonderful for me to see my eldest, Zareen, herself become involved at St. Marks. She recently just completed a term on the vestry herself. In the past, I have served on the Youth Group Commission, Membership Commission, and other ad hoc activities as needed. I have enjoyed leading a cooking group who would cook a meal for the Bishop when he visited St. Mark’s.